Through the Duff, What Just Hove? 'Tis a Beetle, Known as Rove

Organizer(s)

• MF

  Michael Ferro

  Collection Manager
  Plant and Environmental Sciences
  Clemson University
  Central, South Carolina

Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) are the largest family of anything (63,000+ species). They are ubiquitous across the terrestrial landscape, the most numerous micro-predators in forests, contain hundreds of myrmecophiles, thousands of undescribed species, and are underutilized in ecological studies. High diversity, small size, and poor taxonomic clarity have hindered Rove Beetle studies.

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM PT

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Michael L. Ferro – Clemson University
• 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM PT

  Why are xanthopygine (Staphylinidae) rove beetles shiny?
  

  Presenting Author: Stylianos Chatzimanolis – University of Tennessee
• 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM PT

  Generic revision of Nearctic Quediini - old relicts and new arrivals (Staphylinidae: Staphylininae)
  

  Presenting Author: Adam J. Brunke (he/him/his) – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
• 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM PT

  Pselaphinae of Arizona (Staphylinidae)
  

  Presenting Author: Donald S. Donald Chandler – University of New Hampshire

  Co-author: William Warner – Retired
• 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM PT

  Another Arianops presentation: How many more? (Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae)
  

  Presenting Author: Christopher E. Carlton – Louisiana State University

  Co-author: Curt Harden – Clemson University

  Co-author: Michael S. Caterino – Clemson University
• 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM PT

  Pulling threads: A revision of the West Indian Belonuchus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)
  

  Presenting Author: Jordan Rainey – Montana State University
• 3:15 PM – 3:30 PM PT

  Closing remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Michael L. Ferro – Clemson University